Bob Knight doesn't hold back about Indiana, John Wooden

On an upcoming episode of Joe Buck's "Undeniable" series, the former Hoosiers coach told Buck he still has hard feelings toward the university after his altercations with former players and students led to his 2000 firing.

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In the previews published to YouTube, Knight is asked about his dealing with Indiana freshman Kent Harvey, who reportedly approached Knight on campus in 2000 with a "Hey, Knight," greeting that the coach took offense to.

"That kid made a dumb mistake," Knight said of the incident. "I went over to that kid and I did a lot more for the son of a b---- than his parents ever did for him. And I went over there and I said 'Son, let me tell you something, you don't address adults like that under any circumstances.' And that's why I have no use for Indiana University, because they used that as a reason to get me out of there, and that's absolute bullsh--."

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Ex-Indiana coach Bob Knight continues to be a champ at holding a grudge.

Knight also didn't shy away from the fact that he'd had problems with students at Indiana when Buck asked him about Neil Reed, a former player that Knight choked during a Hoosiers practice in 1997.

"Well, I'm not going to talk about it, because I'm sure that at one time or another I grabbed a lot of kids," Knight said of Reed.

It's just the latest installment of Knight's vendetta with Indiana. Earlier this year on "The Dan Patrick Show," when Patrick and Knight were discussing the school's administration, Patrick noted that the officials involved in Knight's firing were no longer at the school to which Knight replied, "I hope they're all dead."

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Along with his comments about Indiana, the coach who led the program to three national titles also sounded off on college coaching legend John Wooden, attacking his recruiting tactics.

"I've never been a Wooden fan," Knight told Buck. "I have a lot of respect for Wooden as a coach, how he coached, he was a good coach, but from then on, and I don't mind saying it, I don't respect Wooden, because he allowed Sam Gilbert to do whatever it took to recruit kids. And one time he told me, he said 'I just didn't know how to deal with Sam Gilbert.' And I'm saying to myself 'I damn sure could have dealt with him.' Personally, I liked John, as a person, but it isn't just John, it's a whole UCLA approach to recruiting. I think John was called in and told he didn't have to worry about recruiting, that they had people that would take care of that for him. And that's coming from people who really know the circumstances."

The "Undeniable" episode is set to air Wednesday night on the Audience Network, per ESPN.